ANNEX IVICCAT CONVENTION AREA309

1.Maximum number of Union bait boats and trolling boats authorised to fish actively for bluefin tuna between 8 kg/75 cm and 30 kg/115 cm in the Eastern Atlantic

Spain

To be established

France

To be established

Union

To be established

2.Maximum number of Union coastal artisanal fishing vessels authorised to fish actively for bluefin tuna between 8 kg/75 cm and 30 kg/115 cm in the Mediterranean

Spain

To be established

France

To be established

Italy

To be established

Cyprus

To be established310

Malta

To be established310

Union

To be established

This number may increase if a purse seine vessel is replaced by 10 longline vessels in accordance with footnote 4 or footnote 6 of table A in point 4 of this Annex.

3.Maximum number of Union fishing vessels authorised to fish actively for bluefin tuna between 8 kg/75 cm and 30 kg/115 cm in the Adriatic Sea for farming purposes

Croatia

To be established

Italy

To be established

Union

To be established

4.Maximum number and total capacity in gross tonnage of fishing vessels of each Member State that may be authorised to fish for, retain on board, tranship, transport, or land bluefin tuna in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean

Table A

Number of fishing vessels311

Cyprus312

Greece313

Croatia

Italy

France

Spain

Malta314

Purse Seiners

To be established

To be established

To be established

To be established

To be established

To be established

To be established

Longliners

To be established315

To be established

To be established

To be established

To be established

To be established

To be established

Baitboat

To be established

To be established

To be established

To be established

To be established

To be established

To be established

Handline

To be established

To be established

To be established

To be established

To be established316

To be established

To be established

Trawler

To be established

To be established

To be established

To be established

To be established

To be established

To be established

Other artisanal317

To be established

To be established

To be established

To be established

To be established

To be established

To be established

The numbers in this Table A of section 4 may be further increased, provided that the international obligations of the Union are complied with.

One medium size purse seiner may be replaced by no more than 10 longline vessels or one small purse seiner and no more than three longline vessels.

One medium size purse seiner may be replaced by no more than 10 longline vessels or one small size purse seine vessel and three other artisanal vessels.

One medium size purse seiner may be replaced by no more than 10 longline vessels.

Polyvalent vessels, using multi-gear equipment.

Line vessels operating in the Atlantic.

Polyvalent vessels, using multi-gear equipment (longline, handline, trolling line).

Table B

Total capacity in gross tonnage

Cyprus

Croatia

Greece

Italy

France

Spain

Malta

Purse Seiners

To be established

To be established

To be established

To be established

To be established

To be established

To be established

Longliners

To be established

To be established

To be established

To be established

To be established

To be established

To be established

Baitboats

To be established

To be established

To be established

To be established

To be established

To be established

To be established

Handlines

To be established

To be established

To be established

To be established

To be established

To be established

To be established

Trawlers

To be established

To be established

To be established

To be established

To be established

To be established

To be established

Other artisanal

To be established

To be established

To be established

To be established

To be established

To be established

To be established

5.Maximum number of traps engaged in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean bluefin tuna fishery authorised by each Member State

Member State

Number of traps318

Spain

To be established

Italy

To be established

Portugal

To be established

This number may be further increased, provided that the international obligations of the Union are complied with.

6.Maximum bluefin tuna farming capacity and fattening capacity for each Member State and maximum input of wild caught bluefin tuna that each Member State may allocate to its farms in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean

Table A

Maximum tuna farming capacity and fattening capacity

Number of farms

Capacity (in tonnes)

Spain

To be established

To be established

Italy

To be established

To be established

Greece

To be established

To be established

Cyprus

To be established

To be established

Croatia

To be established

To be established

Malta

To be established

To be established

Table B319

Maximum input of wild caught bluefin tuna (in tonnes)

Spain

To be established

Italy

To be established

Greece

To be established

Cyprus

To be established

Croatia

To be established

Malta

To be established

Portugal

To be established

The farming capacity of Portugal of 500 tonnes is covered by the unused capacity of the Union set out in table A.

7.

The distribution between the Member States of the maximum number of fishing vessels flying the flag of a Member State authorised to fish for northern albacore as a target species in accordance with Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 520/2007 shall be as follows:

Member State

Maximum number of vessels

Ireland

To be established

Spain

To be established

France

To be established

United Kingdom

To be established

Portugal

To be established

8.

Maximum number of Union fishing vessels of at least 20 meters length that fish for bigeye tuna in the ICCAT Convention Area shall be as follows:

Member State

Maximum number of vessels with purse seines

Maximum number of vessels with longlines

Spain

To be established

To be established

France

To be established

To be established

Portugal

To be established

To be established

Union

To be established

To be established